Bookmaking Workshops
Please note, if the cost of the workshop is an issue
please email me to discuss options. I don't want to turn anyone away because of money!
I am able to do payment plans, barter, and reduced cost.
Cash, check, Zelle or Venmo methods of payment are perfered.
please email me to discuss options. I don't want to turn anyone away because of money!
I am able to do payment plans, barter, and reduced cost.
Cash, check, Zelle or Venmo methods of payment are perfered.
CREATIVE BOOKMAKING
with Jane Ploughman and Susan Smereka 5 weeks - Wednesdays April 19 - May 17, 2023 6 - 9 pm $325 Welcome to the exciting world of bookmaking! This class is ideal for the newbie and for those with some experience. Learn the process of paste paper, Gelli plate printing, and Japanese marbling; Suminagashi. These decorative papers will be incorporated into book structures such as single sheet, a single flag, and an accordion with a hardcover. In your final book project you will also work on the content (words, drawings, collage, etc) for your book. Jane Ploughman, bookmaker and printmaker from New Haven, Vermont, and I, Susan Smereka will co-teach this workshop. With two instructors you are guaranteed plenty of one-on-one instruction. Jump into the exciting world of bookmaking, register today! |
GENERATIVE BOOK
with Jane Ploughman and Susan Smereka 3 weeks - Wednesdays March 22 - April 5, 2023 6 - 9 pm $200 Create a unique artist's book while learning new bookmaking and printmaking techniques. This workshop will guide you through a three-part creative process to generate text and images using Gelli plate printmaking and collage. Your completed project will combine your edited and refined creations in a hardcover book (approximately 3.5 x 5”) with 8 spreads (30 sides) handbound with a long stitch variation. All supplies are provided. No experience needed - great for those trying to break out of a creative block, or searching for creative ways to generate image and text. |
HAIKU BOOKMAKING
with Jane Ploughman and Susan Smereka 4 weeks - Thursdays September 14 - October 5, 2023 6 - 9 pm $280 During this 4 week workshop, participants will create an artists' book in a small edition. Beginning with a haiku (yours or someone else's), you will learn simple print and image making techniques including linocuts and collographs to illustrate the poem. These images will be either hand-printed or printed via a press. When the prints are completed they will be assembled into an innovative book structure called the Australian Reverse Piano Hinge binding. The workshop is open to all interested; printers, bookmakers and those curious to experiment with text and image. All supplies are included. |
UPCYCLE JOURNAL WORKSHOPS 2023
February 12, 10 am - 3 pm
May 23 & 30, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
October 1, 10 am - 3 pm
$80
We will rebuild an old book and give it new life as a unique journal to inspire you to write and capture your precious ideas, collages and drawings. And they make great gifts too!
You will take apart an old book, and rebind it with blank pages interleaved with text from the original. Build your knowledge and skills around bookbinding as you learn the parts of a book and how to do a long stitch binding with waxed linen thread.
Whether you are new to bookbinding or not, this workshop is appropriate for all skill levels and interests.
February 12, 10 am - 3 pm
May 23 & 30, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
October 1, 10 am - 3 pm
$80
We will rebuild an old book and give it new life as a unique journal to inspire you to write and capture your precious ideas, collages and drawings. And they make great gifts too!
You will take apart an old book, and rebind it with blank pages interleaved with text from the original. Build your knowledge and skills around bookbinding as you learn the parts of a book and how to do a long stitch binding with waxed linen thread.
Whether you are new to bookbinding or not, this workshop is appropriate for all skill levels and interests.
4 Howard Street, Suite I-17, Burlington Vermont, 05401